美国文学史期末考试复习资料.doc

Multiple choice. Please choose the best answer among the four items. (10 x 1’= 10’) In American literature, the 18th century was the age of Enlightenment. ______ was the dominant. A. humanism B. rationalism C. romanticism D. evolution The short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is taken from Irving’s work named ______. A. The Leatherstocking Tales B. The Sketch Book C. The Autobiography D. The History of New York Which of the following is not the characteristic of American Romanticism? A. Rationalism B. inner self C. personal feelings D. individualism The short story “Rip Van Winkle” reveals the ____ attitude of its author. A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. conservative D. ironic Stylistically, Henry James’ fiction is characterized by _____. A. short, clear sentences B. abundance of local images C. ordinary American speech D. highly refined language Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in _____ and Thoreau. A. Jefferson B. Emerson C. Freneau D. Mark Twain Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”? A. The American Scholar B. English Traits C. Oversoul D. Self-reliance ____ is considered Mark Twain’s greatest achievement. A. The Gilded Age B. Innocent Abroad C. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn _____ is not among those greatest figures in “Lost Generation”. A. Ezra Pound B. Robert Frost C. Walt Whitman D. Hemingway Naturalism is evolved from realism when the author’s tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more ____. A. rational B. humorous C. optimistic D. pessimistic 1-5，BBACD 6-10 BADCD Multiple choice. Please choose the best answer among the four items. (10 x 1’= 10’) ______ is the father of American Literature. A. Benjamin Franklin B. Philip Freneau C. Paine D. Washington Irving _____ is a fantasy tale about a man who somehow stepped outside the main stream of life. A. “